Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 17, 1995

Name: Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 17, 1995
Start: 1995-04-17T00:38
End: 1995-04-17T23:40
Location: Arkansas

April 17, 1995 · 11 events in 4 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $160,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

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Event by event

9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: April 17, 12:38 AM CST
Where: Polk County, Hatfield
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph)
Coordinates: 34.486, -94.228 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew a television antenna off a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: April 17, 11:05 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Siloam Springs
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 17, 11:05 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Morrow
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Washington

When: April 17, 11:13 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Evansville
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.870, -94.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian

When: April 17, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Sebastian County, Greenwood
Measured: 2 kt (2 mph)
Coordinates: 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 17, 11:25 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Nr Elm Springs
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 17, 11:29 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Prairie Grove
Measured: 2 kt (2 mph)
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: April 17, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Rogers
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 17, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Nr Cave Springs
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When: April 17, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Maysville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 17, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Spring Valley
Coordinates: 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Arkansas, 1995 Warnings in Arkansas, April 1995

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10317426, 10315946, 10317488, 10317489, 10317558, 10317490, 10317491, 10315947, 10317492, 10317493, 10317494.